Civil War Tour

Augusta County played a significant role in the Civil War. At the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, the area saw battles, produced heroes, and created stories that resonate to this day.

The Civil War full day tour can include:

The Stonewall Jackson Prayer Oak site

Piedmont Battlefield sites

Staunton National Cemetery

Several Jed Hotchkiss sites

Thornrose Cemetery

The Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind

Plumb House Museum in Waynesboro

Also included are other homes and churches in the southern and western parts of the county, dutch treat lunch in Staunton, and a more detailed narrative of the role the area played in the war.

DRIVING TOURS – Full day tours are available, in your vehicle.

Mike McCray taught history in Augusta County for forty years. He has written on local history often in the past, and is continuing to do so in retirement. Born and raised here, he lives on the farm his grandparents began in the 1920s. He is a working musician, avid fisherman and huge baseball fan. He currently serves on the board of the Augusta County Historical Society.